"When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves in the light of thought, we discover that our life is embosomed in beauty...."

Life is a miracle itself, nature is stunning, and the changing seasons are miraculous. Nevertheless, all of these events go by unnoticed day after day. Instead, the world is filled with discontented people, suicides and depression, hate crimes, theft, and murder. Life has become a race to better ourselves, but only in material possessions. Rarely does anyone concentrate on improving relationships between family and friends. Too many people value material possessions over true happiness. If the common person reflected upon their life and the wonders nature has to hold for them, the way society functions can change drastically.

Thinking has become a burden on society. It is apparent why; TV places thoughts into our heads. "Lets see what car should I buy. I can 'see the USA in a Chevrolet.'" " Its our anniversary 'diamonds are forever.'" " Well, how about dessert, 'nobody doesn't like ...Sara Lee.'" With all of these media influenced thought

The act of reflecting upon our lives does not take much time; then again, it is commonly overlooked. Media places the thoughts into our heads telling society not to be satisfied with what they have. To always strive higher, and while this is a good creed to live by, it is not when it comes to material possessions. Men and women were created and had no modern technology to ease the "pains" of their lives, and were happy. Without the distractions of technology, nature, family and friends were valued. People had time to think about life and nature. The smallest things were considered beautiful. This is still true, all things are beautiful once people take time to reflect on them and think about it. It isn't hard to find magnificence in everything; the most difficult part is finding the time or putting the effort into thinking.

Murders and thefts take place everyday, but none of the criminals can truthfully justify their motives. No reason behind theft and murder is reason enough, although it could be because of despondency. Consider this scenario, a man constantly is reminded of the fact that in order to give his children the best childhood possible he MUST have a surplus of money and the most expensive of everything. The next day, that same man sees a wealthy man walking down the street in an expensive suite with a cheerful family. The wealthy man appears to be content. The poorer man only sees what he wants, that money is everything. Therefore, the poorer man goes out and robs a bank. He feels that the money will induce happiness in his life; however, it does just the opposite. The same log

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Approximate Word count = 1097
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)